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Band of Brothers: Story of Darrel `Shifty` Powers

Email story of a WW II 101st Airborne trooper resonates with our need for heroes. The story is fictional but the story of those who jumped into Normandy and fought their way through France is definitely not.

(PHILADELPHIA) - The email story of “Shifty” Powers shows the power of the internet and our search for real heroes. A high school teacher I worked with several years ago emailed me the story today. I thought it worth retelling.

Albany Woman Dies After Being Struck by Car

The Oregon State Police Albany Area Command is continuing the investigation.

(ALBANY, Ore.) - Police say a female pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed Friday night on Highway 34 just of east of Interstate 5.

Lieutenant Mark Cotter with Oregon State Police says last night at approximately 10:25 p.m., the woman and two companions had stopped their vehicle on the eastbound shoulder of Highway 34 near milepost 11.

An exclusive interview with Hamas leader Dr. Khalil Al Hayya

A candid interview with a senior member of the Islamist Hamas leadership.

(GAZA CITY, Palestine) - Dr. Khalil Al Hayya stressed in an exclusive interview with the Website Al Qassam, that the Hamas movement receives Iranian support financially, politically and morally without paying any political price.

The Source of the Economic Crisis: A Chicago State of Mind

Worried about the global economic crisis? It's all in your head, says a leading financial expert.

(OSAKA, Japan) - The events of September 2008 on Wall Street may have come as a shock to many, but they were "perfectly predictable" to a close-knit group of "financial sophisticates," Jeff Gates maintains.

Gates, a former counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, identifies the source of the current economic crisis as a "shared mindset" where we have put our faith to the grave detriment of the majority – but to the immense benefit of a very few.

Time for an American Intifada?

Israel plans through deception.

(TEMPE, Az.) - During the 1960 Christmas season, Americans flocked to the theaters to see Exodus, a 3-1/2 hour epic film featuring handsome freedom fighters and a riveting romance amidst the heroic triumph of Jewish Destiny over Arab Evil Doers.

Holding Oregon Cops Accountable Over Criminal Profiling

Criminal profiling is the act of pulling over or stopping an individual without cause, generally based on appearance stereotypes.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A developing story in Oregon involves the dishonesty of police officers, and the judges who make the final call on their actions. When you think about it, the entire system is a conflict of interest because the traffic officers and the judges are on the same team. This creates real problems.

The issues ring back to the 1950's and 1960's when police all over the U.S. were involved in suppressing people over race, gender, economic status, and their physical appearance.

Police Arrest Milwaukie High School Teacher on Sex Abuse Charges

Readers are advised to remember that this individual has been charged, but not convicted of the allegations listed in this report.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Milwaukie Police arrested a high school teacher today on sex abuse charges, stemming from an ongoing criminal investigation initiated in December 2009.

California American Water Calls for Continuing Water Conservation in Los Angeles

Utility urges customers to turn off outdoor irrigation as California drought continues despite local rainfall and improved snowpack levels

(ROSEMEAD, Calif.) - California American Water is continuing the call for water conservation by urging all of its Los Angeles County customers to turn off outdoor irrigation systems as rain storms are predicted to return to the region this weekend. The oncoming storms will cut the need for outdoor watering.

Pelican Crisis Pushes California Wildlife Groups to Breaking Point

The wildlife groups impacted by this situation are asking for support in developing both a clear strategy for the situation in hand and for the future.

(LOS ANGELES) - Four wildlife rescue centers in California have written to State and Federal authorities to request their urgent attention and support in dealing with an unprecedented number of wet, starving adult California Brown Pelicans recovered from California's coastlines.

American Entropy

America has been a net debtor nation since 1986 with a current national debt of about $12 trillion, and a deficit of nearly $2 trillion.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - Entropy, also known as the second law of thermodynamics, is the measure of disorder in a system. The entropy of the universe as a whole tends to a maximum.